Wales
Benallt manganese mine, Rhiw
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: pyrolusite, banalsite, rare Mn silicates.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Wartime manganese mine on the Llyn peninsula with a suite of rare Mn silicates
Documented SSSI; type or near-type material for several rare species.
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Hazards noted for this site.
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